Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	306% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210305
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 29 '21 at 19:16
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$202 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 163 2-Core 323 103% 191 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 1,036 101% 830 Pts	64-Core 1493 92% 1493 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3884) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.47 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 319 Reflection 295 Parallax 360 260% 325 fps	Gravity 256 Splatting 187 192% 222 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 260GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1065 804 794 807 803 785 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2,603 Write 2,424 Mixed 1,810 SusWrite 843 429% 1,920 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 91.8 306% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,347 DQ Write 1,142 DQ Mixed 1,232 927% 1,241 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 191GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 464 464 463 466 466 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 442 Mixed 431 SusWrite 464 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 54 184% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 200 150% 202 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 131%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 125GB free Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 233 238 227 249 244 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 477 Write 247 Mixed 167 SusWrite 239 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 23.9 119% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 53.5 80% 151 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 85%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 558GB free Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1373 1377 1387 1369 1399 1392 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 1,571 Write 1,310 Mixed 1,112 SusWrite 1,383 302% 1,344 MB/s	4K Read 66.6 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 85.4 301% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 924 DQ Write 851 DQ Mixed 314 393% 696 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 295%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3.5TB free Firmware: APGNW7JH SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 210 192 198 208 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 185 Mixed 75.6 SusWrite 199 119% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.4 162% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$80 10,362 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 249GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 73 72 73 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 83.7 Write 77.2 Mixed 56.9 SusWrite 72 53% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$68 86,372 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 31.8 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 30.5 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 32.6 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 111%

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Gaming 207%

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Desktop 104%

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Workstation 248%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

CPU
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	730x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	425x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	211x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	172x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 107%, 3,536 samples	108x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 2x16GBGBench 116%, 1,706 samples	71x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16